‘The Amen’

 

‘The Amen’

“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God….”

Revelation 3:14

One very succinct title by which Christ reveals Himself is, ‘The Amen.’ We find Him referring to Himself by this title in His address to the church of Laodicea, ‘“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God….”‘ What does ‘Amen’ mean? In simplest terms, it means ‘So be it.’ The use of it as an affirmation stretches back to ancient days, and it appears in several languages. How is Christ, ‘The Amen?’ Allow us, please, to offer several suggestions. Christ is, ‘The Amen’ of God His Father. When God said, ‘Let there by light,’ Christ was the Divine ‘So be it.’ When God would fulfill His Own Law in order that wretched sinners might receive imputed righteousness, Christ was His, ‘So be it.’ When there must be complete propitiation of Divine Wrath, and the utter satisfaction of the Law of God by bloody sacrifice, Christ was God’s, ‘So be it.’ When God will judge the world and declare who will dwell eternally in either Heaven or Hell, Christ will be God’s, ‘So be it.’ Christ is also ‘The Amen’ of His people. We look to Christ for His imputed Righteousness and we say, ‘So be it.’ We look to Christ for our acceptance ‘in the Beloved’ and we say, ‘So be it.’ We look to Christ as the end of our sanctification and we say, ‘So be it.’ ‘For all the promises of God in him are yes, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.’ Christ is for God the Father, and for all the people of God, the Last Word, the Final Affirmation, the Grand Conclusion, ‘The Amen.’

Our Gracious Living Christ,
we rejoice in You today.
You are the Author and the Finisher of our faith,
and in You all our hopes and expectations are complete.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning